James J. Fryer, 1828-1912

by: Straus, James Warren

Publication date: 1990

Usage: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International

Topics: Eagle Point (Or.), Jackson County (Or.), Fryer family, Fryer James J (1828-1912) -- Diaries, Frontier and pioneer life -- Oregon, Stories of Southern Oregon, Oregon -- Eagle Point

Collection: opensource

Language: English

James Warren Straus wrote about his great great grandfather, James J. Fryer for an education recertification course at Southern Oregon College. He received an A for the paper and accolades, though some red pencil corrections are in the text.

James J. Fryer is known as one of the earliest white settlers of the Upper Rogue. His spare words record the weather, the cycle of sowing and harvest, the coming of the railroad and the lives of those about him. Of particular note is his description of the murder of his sister-in-law's husband and his trial in Jacksonville - the last hanging in the county.

The original of J.J. Fryer's daily journal has been located and will be digitized for the City of Eagle Point, Oregon in the coming months.